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Once Emmett returned to the country, he contacted Isla through several people to send her a message. He asked if she was pretending to be in a relationship or if she genuinely liked her new boyfriend. However, Isla didn't respond.She had seen Emmett's true nature by now. Although Emmett claimed to have feelings for her, the truth was he only cared about himself. In his eyes, she was nothing more than an accessory to show off to others and fluff his ego until it was beyond normal.Emmett saw himself as a desirable figure with many suitors who willingly let him walk all over them. To him, he was almighty. It was a twisted mindset.No matter how much Isla explained and proved her innocence, Emmett would only think she was making up excuses. That was why Isla couldn't be bothered to pay him any mind, nor would she talk to him anymore. It wouldn't matter if he proved his devotion to her a hundred times or more. Isla would never spare him another glance again.She didn't need to was
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"Your application for the exchange program has been approved, Isla. You're the only one in the university to get the spot. Congratulations!" Richard Langham said.Isla Stokerton felt relieved hearing the good news from him. "Thank you, Mr. Langham. I'll make sure to live up to your expectations!"Richard had always been confident in the students he mentored. With a cheerful smile, he asked, "When are you planning to depart?"Isla replied, "I've already applied for the visa. I'll be able to leave once it's processed in a month."Richard was pleased to know that she had already arranged for everything. He continued, "You'll be away for three years. What about Emmett then? You've been pursuing him for so long—you've even confessed to him 99 times. Shouldn't the two of you get together soon?"Isla was momentarily stunned to hear gossip about her from a professor she respected.It seemed like gossip traveled fast. She wasn't aware that her story had already made it this far. But then
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The chatter in the private room came to an abrupt halt as soon as Isla pushed the door open.Everyone turned away tacitly and started switching topics. They pretended they hadn't seen her.Emmett had also picked up a glass of wine before joining the game on one of the tables. He did not bother looking up. He wore an indifferent expression.Isla glanced at him. She couldn't help but marvel at how good his acting was. She wasn't at all disappointed seeing how everyone had ignored her. Instead, she calmly walked over and sat down in a corner.Everyone was busy chatting in the next hour, yet she remained seated on her own as she scrolled on her phone.In the past, Isla would find a way to approach Emmett whenever he appeared. She would come up with all sorts of topics just to catch his attention.Even this birthday party was something she had to pester him about for a long time. She had asked many to help her out before he finally invited her.Logically, something so hard to come
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That was why Isla only thought it was ironic when she saw Emmett putting on this act in front of her again.She placed her wine glass down and left for the washroom. After splashing her face with some water, she felt more sober and pulled out a tissue from her bag to wipe her face.As her vision was blocked, Isla did not realize that someone had come to stand beside her. She only found something amiss and glanced to the side when she heard Sadie's peculiar tone.Sadie said, "You've been pursuing Emmett for so many years, Isla, and he never accepted you. Yet you still dared to show your face at his birthday party?"Oh please—he doesn't like you at all. Can't you have some self-awareness? You're so cheap with your obsessive pining!"She looked so well-behaved, yet her words were beyond vulgar.Isla did not show any signs of displeasure upon hearing Sadie's words. She merely looked at Sadie calmly and asked, "Are you done cursing at me?"Sadie was stunned as she wasn't expecting Is
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It was raining heavily outside, and almost all the taxis had stopped running. The group was stuck waiting at the entrance of the bar.Emmett called for his family chauffeur. He intended to send Sadie back. She immediately put on a smug expression as she glanced sideways at Isla.Sadie deliberately asked, "It's so late now, and everyone has left. Is it really okay for Isla to be the only one left here waiting for a taxi?"Emmett took the umbrella from his chauffeur and replied indifferently, "She can walk."After that, he got into the car with Sadie without giving another look at Isla.Isla remained unbothered as she watched the sports car leave in the rain. She continued to hail a ride on her taxi app.The rain only eased up after she waited in the cold for more than two hours. Only then did a driver finally accept her ride request.…It was already 2:00 am by the time Isla arrived home. She brushed off the raindrops from her trench coat and slowly made her way to the door. She
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As the two protagonists—Emmett and Isla—showed up, the crowd's laughter grew louder when they saw Isla get publicly humiliated.Some of the onlookers were eager to stir things up. They deliberately asked her in a sarcastic tone, "You've confessed 99 times yet he's not fond of you at all, Isla. Aren't you supposed to work harder on it then?"When's the next confession? We can all come watch and give you some pointers. How about it?"Isla tightened her grip on the tattered love letters. Her knuckles turned white from the effort. She was about to speak up when she saw the mocking gazes from around her. She decided to hold her tongue.She scoffed and raised the love letter high in her hand. She then declared loudly, "Fine, the 100th confession will be at the central square of the university, at 9:00 am on December 3rd. Everyone is welcome to come and watch!"After that, Isla ignored everyone's reactions. With reddening eyes and gritted teeth, she left the scene with her head held high
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During their break, some of the women said that they were hungry. Emmett's roommates immediately dragged the other guys in the room downstairs to buy snacks.They were gone for 20 minutes. Seeing that they were still not back, Candice got tired of waiting and announced that the game would continue.Isla placed her phone down and looked around. She noticed that Adrian was now gone—or to be exact, all other guys except for Emmett were now gone.She knew this was another of his schemes, yet she refused to play along.As such, Isla picked up the 17-ounce wine glass and raised it. "Since my appointed partner left, I'll finish the drink as punishment according to the game rules."After that, she tilted her head up and easily finished the wine in her glass.Emmett's expression instantly darkened. He hadn't expected Isla to pick drinking over him. He stared at her face, which was flushing quickly, and tightened his grip on the dice.With half the group gone, the game lost its fun. As su
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Isla bumped into Emmett and Sadie in the underground parking lot on the day of her discharge.Upon seeing her, Emmett picked Sadie up from her wheelchair and carried her into the car.She poked her head out from the window and flashed Isla a fake smile. "I heard that you live just across Emmett, Sadie. How about we give you a lift?"Isla ignored her and got into her car without looking up.Once the car arrived at her apartment, she turned down her parents' help and made her way home with her crutches on her own.The elevator moved from the basement to the first floor. Emmett, who was supposed to send Sadie back home, suddenly walked in. Their eyes met, yet neither of them said a word.The elevator stopped at the 17th floor, but Emmett, who was by the exit, refused to leave. Isla could only move around him with her crutches and walk out of the elevator. Although she walked slowly, he was even slower behind her. She could feel his gaze constantly on her.She walked to her door a
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Once Emmett returned to the country, he contacted Isla through several people to send her a message. He asked if she was pretending to be in a relationship or if she genuinely liked her new boyfriend. However, Isla didn't respond.She had seen Emmett's true nature by now. Although Emmett claimed to have feelings for her, the truth was he only cared about himself. In his eyes, she was nothing more than an accessory to show off to others and fluff his ego until it was beyond normal.Emmett saw himself as a desirable figure with many suitors who willingly let him walk all over them. To him, he was almighty. It was a twisted mindset.No matter how much Isla explained and proved her innocence, Emmett would only think she was making up excuses. That was why Isla couldn't be bothered to pay him any mind, nor would she talk to him anymore. It wouldn't matter if he proved his devotion to her a hundred times or more. Isla would never spare him another glance again.She didn't need to was
Fading Slowly but Surely Chapter 24
"Firstly, I want to remind you out of goodwill that the air is dry during winter. Extinguish all flames once your candlelight confession ends, lest you start trouble."Upon hearing that, Emmett looked up and saw one of the dead leaves swirling in the wind.Isla resumed, "Secondly, I have some good news. I'm dating someone again. My current boyfriend is hotter than the last one, so you can stop confessing now."Those simple sentences kept echoing in Emmett's mind.All at once, it felt like he had been cursed. Those words echoed in his mind so much that a sharp pain spread across his forehead. The immense pain left him devoid of any strength. With a loud thud, his phone fell and slammed onto the table.Unfortunately, Emmett had tied the candlesticks with thin threads to ensure an even distance between each. One candlestick fell, pulling on the threads and causing the others to fall over, too.Hot flames spread onto the dead leaves and feathers on the ground. It then traveled towa
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Emmett had been through so much that Isla's words no longer fazed him. He even regrouped himself and continued to confess his feelings to her. His confessions went on from the 50th to the 99th time, occurring over late summer to the middle of winter.Isla was unaffected by his spectacular floral arrangements, vibrant fireworks, and romantic messages spelled out in the sky with drones.Instead, she felt relieved that everyone around her had gotten used to addressing her by her Eldran name by now. Few knew that she was the Isla who often received romantic confessions from Emmett.At that rate, Emmett had run out of ways to express his love for Isla. He was becoming helpless since his 99 confessions had failed to move Isla. In the end, he came up with an idea after receiving a reminder from his friends.Emmett chose to confess in a small park at Isla's university. He set up an elaborate display of dominoes, which formed the scene of their first meeting. He also hung many fairy lights
Fading Slowly but Surely Chapter 22
Emmett was down for the longest time because of that.He would get drunk at the bar alone, drinking himself silly every night without anyone to care about him. When he awoke every day, he would look at his barren environment and can't help but sink into intense sorrow.Emmett had left his home and was alone in this country with no family or friends. Plus, he had to endure the pain of an unreciprocated love. All those things formed a tight knot in his heart that couldn't be undone.Sometimes, when he got drunk, he felt the urge to ask Isla to break up with her boyfriend. Yet, he lost the courage to approach her whenever he saw her holding hands and beaming at her boyfriend.Emmett had known Isla for two years, but he had never seen Isla smile so happily before. That was because Isla's time with Emmett wasn't even considered average. To be precise, she had gone through so much hell during her days with Emmett that it was painful to even think about.Emmett was already in agony fro
Fading Slowly but Surely Chapter 21
Isla thought Emmett would give up for good once she clarified everything to him. However, she quickly realized no amount of reasoning would get through to or work on Emmett. In the next few months, Isla would always see Emmett within a 65 feet radius of her whenever she left her apartment. Emmett would even show up with trinkets and gifts to confess his feelings to Isla every few days.Isla had lost count of how many times he did those things. That said, she remained unfazed by his obsessive and disturbing behavior. Isla pretended not to notice him to the best of her abilities.If she couldn't bring herself to ignore him, she would call for security and have them kick him out for disrupting the peace.After several instances, the entire university knew about Emmett in no time. They also learned about his stalking incidents. Hence, people gossiped about him wherever he went.Even so, Emmett was unbothered by it. He just focused on chasing after Isla. Emmett thought that he could o
Fading Slowly but Surely Chapter 20
Emmett followed Isla's camping group to the outskirts. He was on the other side of the river from them and could see everything clearly. There were seven to eight foreign exchange students having a barbecue together. They seemed lively as they chatted, hung out, and played games.Emmett couldn't blend in with them, so he could only watch from afar. Yet, he felt more panicked as he watched them. That was because Wayne was always beside Isla, regardless of what she was doing. Wayne and Isla were never more than ten footsteps apart. In fact, they were getting closer by the minute.The way they were unusually close sparked jealousy in Emmett. He eagerly wanted to storm over and take Isla away. However, he knew that would only piss Isla off. Emmett didn't want his relationship with Isla to remain tense. He couldn't risk doing anything that would worsen the situation. So, he could only tolerate the complicated emotions that gnawed at his heart and tell himself to endure things.That
Fading Slowly but Surely Chapter 19
Emmett had contacted many people before finally getting someone to bail him out. He roamed the streets aimlessly, not knowing where to go. Just the thought of everything that had happened these days left his chest burning in agony.Boundless regret suffocated him from the inside.He desperately wanted to return to when Isla confessed her feelings for the 99th time. He wished he had agreed to date her and revealed he felt the same way. None of the recent chaos would have happened if he had done that.Isla wouldn't have abandoned him, and they could have settled down together.Alas, the cold night's breeze and rain rudely snapped him out of his daydream. He gazed up at the endless drizzle and finally realized things had reached a point beyond repair.Even so, he refused to give up.Emmett had crushed on Isla for two years. He waited two years for her, so he refused to end up empty-handed. He swore to do everything to win Isla back. Similar to when Isla pursued him, he planned to
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Edoardo stumbled a few steps back from the force.Emmett shot a frosty glare at him before tugging at Isla's arm, wanting to leave.Edoardo held the wall to stabilize himself. When he saw Isla resisting Emmett, he immediately rushed to her once more and punched Emmett in the face. The two men then got into a physical altercation.Because of that, the once peaceful corner of the garden fell into chaos. The chairs and tables were flipped over, and food was scattered all over the ground. Even the flowerpots beside the three got knocked over.Many of the cafe's patrons were terrified of being implicated in the men's fight. So, they fled out the door.The cafe owner, who was on the second floor, phoned the police immediately.Since the cafe was in the city center, the police arrived soon after. They forced Emmett and Edoardo, who were both seeing red, apart. Then, they brought the two back to the police station.Emmett's gauze bandage had come off his forehead during the fight, revea
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The weather was lovely on the weekend, which was rare.Isla happily met up with Edoardo at a garden-themed cafe. The two chatted as a flock of white doves flew from the lake. A feather landed on her hair just then. When Edoardo saw it, he smiled and stood, wanting to help her remove it. They were so close to each other that they looked like a couple from afar.Isla looked up at him with a cheery gaze. She had just uttered, "Thanks," when she noticed something from the corner of her eyes and stiffened.A haggard-looking man stood at the door with a gauze bandage around his head. Why did he seem so much like Emmett?Before Isla could get a better look, the man was already storming over to her.Emmett's bloodshot eyes lowered onto the table full of delectable desserts. His gaze flickered between Edoardo and Isla as he furiously questioned, "Who is he?"Only after hearing the man's familiar voice did Isla confirm he was Emmett. Although she was unsure why he knew her exact locati
